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ISSN: 2454-6968 | Biotech Express Magazine publishes articles in the field of biotechnology and allied sciences in a way that have never been presented earlier. It publishes Editorials, Guest Articles, Reports, Interviews, Current News of Govt. Academics and Business, Research Highlights and Notifications of Events, Jobs, Research Proposals in the field of Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Neurosciences, Genetics, Medical Sciences, BioPharma etc.

For college students, the fall marks the beginning of four months of classwork, jobs and extracurricular activities. For nature lovers, the fall is the beautiful time when leaves turn from green to rustic orange and brown. For athletes, the fall means packed football games and cool breezes in which to practice. But for some folks who live near fields, the fall is associated with the smoky smell of burning sugarcane. Maybe not for long though. Dr. Ramaraj Boopathy, distinguished service professor of biological sciences, is studying ways to help sugarcane farmers eliminate the practice of sugarcane burning. Boopathy has received…

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‘‘We were honoured that the Swaminathan Sir gave this interview personally for Biotech Express magazine. We look forward to many more years of collaborative working to promote Indian Science and the importance of agricultural biodiversity to nourish people and sustain the planet.” When the international edition of Time magazine named Indian agricultural scientist M. S. Swaminathan as one of the 100 most influential Asians of the twentieth century, many readers wondered who Swaminathan was. While less well known than the other Indians on Time ‘s list, such as poet Rabindranath Tagore and nonviolence advocate Mohandas K. Gandhi, Swaminathan may have…

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Kambadur Muralidhar or K. Muralidhar is an Indian biologist, known for his work in biochemistry, endocrinology and reproductive biology. He taught at Delhi University for over thirty years, and was Head of its Department of Zoology. He was Jawaharlal Nehru Chair Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy,  the Indian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, India. He is also highly regarded as a teacher and educator, and has contributed to biology education at both high school and college levels. CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE

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Dr. Seema P. Upadhyay On 25th July 201 4, hundreds of research scholars were gathered in front of DST for a common reason i.e. Hike in fellowship. Our previous issue has highlighted the events taken place on the ‘Black Day’. This was the first time when as many scholars stood for same reason and protest outside Government establishment. Now in this issue we will cover the events taken place after DST Secretary, Dr K Vijayraghavan promised researchers about affirmative action. Until writing this report no concrete action has been taken by ministry of science and technology of India about the…

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